Die Happy
Encyclopedia
Die Happy is a German
alternative metal
band from Ulm
.
singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English
.
Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from Dog Eat Dog
's 2006 release, Walk With Me, "Horizont" from In Extremo
's album Mein Rasend Herz, "Wie weit/How far
" from Apocalyptica
's self-titled album
and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with Revolverheld
from the album In Farbe
. She is also featured on "Träumst Du?
" from Oomph!
's album GlaubeLiebeTod
, the winning entry for the 2007 Bundesvision Song Contest
. Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.
According to the band's homepage they will tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech republic from May to December 2010, playing in more than 40 locations.
DVDs:
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
alternative metal
Alternative metal
Alternative metal is a genre of alternative rock and heavy metal that gained popularity in the early 1990s. Most notably, alternative metal bands are characterized by heavy guitar riffs and experimental approaches to heavy music.-Origins:...
band from Ulm
Ulm
Ulm is a city in the federal German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the River Danube. The city, whose population is estimated at 120,000 , forms an urban district of its own and is the administrative seat of the Alb-Donau district. Ulm, founded around 850, is rich in history and...
.
History
The group was founded in 1993 by CzechCzech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
singer Marta Jandová and Thorsten Mewes. Even though the band is based in Germany, their songs are written and performed almost exclusively in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Jandová provides additional vocals on the song "Undivided" from Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog (band)
Dog Eat Dog, an American band originally from Bergen County, New Jersey, began in 1990 as part of the hardcore music scenes of New York City and New Jersey. With members now scattered through New Jersey, Washington D.C. and Europe, the band now refers to themselves as being based out all three areas...
's 2006 release, Walk With Me, "Horizont" from In Extremo
In Extremo
In Extremo is a German medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instruments with historical instruments...
's album Mein Rasend Herz, "Wie weit/How far
Wie weit/How far/En Vie
"Wie Weit/How Far/En Vie" is a single by Apocalyptica, featuring Marta Jandová and Manu . It was first released under the title of "Wie Weit" on February 14, 2005, then again under the title of "How Far" on February 23, 2005...
" from Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica
Apocalyptica is a band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 1993. The band is composed of classically trained cellists Eicca Toppinen, Paavo Lötjönen, and Perttu Kivilaakso and drummer Mikko Sirén...
's self-titled album
Apocalyptica (album)
Apocalyptica is the self-titled fifth studio album by Apocalyptica.-Track listing:#"Life Burns!" – 3:06#"Quutamo" – 3:28#"Distraction" – 3:56#"Bittersweet" – 4:26#"Misconstruction" – 3:56...
and the 2010 single "Halt dich an mir fest" with Revolverheld
Revolverheld
Revolverheld is a German rock band from Hamburg, Germany, formed in 2003. Originally named "Manga" and was founded in summer 2003 in Hamburg. In 2004 they renamed the band to "Tsunamikiller" and then afterwards decided upon the name "Revolverheld" after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake.-Band...
from the album In Farbe
In Farbe
The third album of pop rock group Revolverheld was released on March 12, 2010.The single Spinner released with instant success and reached #6 on the German pop charts.-In Farbe :#Ich werde nie erwachsen #Spinner...
. She is also featured on "Träumst Du?
Träumst Du?
"Träumst Du?" is the fourth single from German industrial metal group Oomph! from the album GlaubeLiebeTod. The single edition features Marta Jandová on vocals. The standard version of the single includes edited version of the song as well as a remix...
" from Oomph!
Oomph!
Oomph! is a German rock band that was formed in Wolfsburg, Germany in 1989. The band is considered to be the original Neue Deutsche Härte musical group. In the 22-year history of the band, there have been no line-up changes.-Early years :...
's album GlaubeLiebeTod
GlaubeLiebeTod
GlaubeLiebeTod is the ninth studio album by the German band Oomph!. It was released in 24 March, 2006.It was released as three versions: a basic version with jewel case and no booklet; a standard version with jewel case and a booklet; and a premium version as a digipak with enhanced CD-ROM...
, the winning entry for the 2007 Bundesvision Song Contest
Bundesvision Song Contest
The Bundesvision Song Contest is an annual competition created by German TV entertainer Stefan Raab in 2005. For each of the 16 states of Germany a song is chosen by regional radio stations. The songs are performed on live television in order to find the most popular song in the competition...
. Jandová was a foreign exchange student in the USA before joining Die Happy.
According to the band's homepage they will tour through Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech republic from May to December 2010, playing in more than 40 locations.
Band members
- Marta Jandová (vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
) - Thorsten Mewes (GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
) - Ralph Rieker (BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
) - Jürgen Stiehle (drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
)
Albums
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| GER Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
SWI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
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| 1994 | Better Than Nothing
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| 1996 | Dirty Flowers
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| 1997 | Promotion
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| 2001 | Supersonic Speed
Ariola Records Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment... Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... , CS Cassette Cassette may refer to:*In general, a small cartridge. It may refer specifically to:** Compact Cassette, a worldwide standard for analog audio recording and playback, also known as audio cassette, cassette tape, or tape... |
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| 2002 | Beautiful Morning
BMG Bertelsmann Music Group, , was a division of Bertelsmann before its completion of sale of the majority of its assets to Japan's Sony Corporation of America on October 1, 2008. It was established in 1987 to combine the music label activities of Bertelsmann... |
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| 2003 | The Weight of the Circumstances
LP record The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry... |
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| 2005 | Bitter To Better
GUN Records GUN Records was a record label located in Bochum, Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany and was founded 1992 by Bogdan Kopec and Wolfgang Funk.... |
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| Four And More (Unplugged)
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| 2006 | No Nuts No Glory
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| 2008 | VI
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| 2009 | Most Wanted (Best Of)
Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
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| 2010 | Red Box
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Singles
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| GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
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| 2000 | "Supersonic SpeedJam" | — | Supersonic Speed | ||||||||||
| 2001 | "One Million Times" | — | |||||||||||
| "Like A Flower" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Not That Kind Of Girl" | — | Beautiful Morning | ||||||||||
| "Goodbye" | 63 | ||||||||||||
| "Cry For More" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Everyday's A Weekend" | 96 | Weight of the Circumstances | ||||||||||
| "Big Boy" | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | "Slow Day" | — | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "I Am" | 75 | Bitter To Better | ||||||||||
| "Big Big Trouble" | 41 | ||||||||||||
| "Blood Cell Traffic" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | "The Ordinary Song" | — | No Nuts No Glory | ||||||||||
| "Wanna Be Your Girl" | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 2008 | "Still Love You" | — | VI | ||||||||||
| "Peaches" | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
DVDs:
- The Weight of the Circumstances (2003)
- 10 - Live and Alive (2004)